Street-car.



C. PETERSBN.

STREET GAR.

APPLICATION FILED JULYS, 1913.

1,097,766, L Patented May 26, 1914.

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CHARLES PETERSEN, or SAN rn-.aivcrsca CALIFORNIA.'

STREET-GAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May ae, 1914..

Application filed July 3, 1913. Serial No. 777,136.

My invention relates to a street car, and

especially to a new and novel arrangement of seats and running boards in connection therewith.

The object of my invention is to provideor construct a car that will have a much larger seating capacity than the cars in common use and still remain within the present recognized standard as to dimensions and general design.

Other objects than the above will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and need not be specifically set forth herein.

I accomplish the above objects by a preferred form of my invention illustrated in the following views.

Figure 1 is a vertical fragmentary section through one side of a street car embodying my invention; Fig. 9. is a portion of Fig. 1 showing the lower seat and running-board in it-s operative or occupied position; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail taken at right angles to Fig. 1, of the central connection of the ruiming board operating device, and-Fig 4t is an enlarged fragmental perspective view of one forward corner of a seat, showing the recess in which the upper end of said running beard operating deivce is adapted to travel.

Similar reference characters refer to simi-4 lar parts throughout the several views.

The reference character 5 designates substantially the upper portion or body of a street car, having the usual row of seats 5a extending longitudinally on each side thereof, and a floor 5b, transverse iioor beams 5c, and the usual car frame 5d, to whichis se cured on laterally disposed cross members 5e, spaced at intervals for the entire length of the car. instead of having the sides of the car entirely inclosed as is the custom, they are left practically open from the sill of the window 5h down to the frame 5e, and vertical ribs 6, extend from said sill down past the ends of the frame members 5e, to which they are secured at 5f, and for a short distance below the latter.

The space below the main seats 5a in most cars has heretofore been wasted, and it is my desire to utilize this space by installing therein, seats facing outward, which will rest upon the upper edge of the beams or members 5e, and the backs of said seats will Abe that part 0f the car frame 5g, which supports said upper seats 5a. The lower seats, however, will be made individually, that is, in sections, a trifle wider than the space between the members 5e, so that when occu pied, they will rest upon the upper edge of said members. Said seats are composed of the two side irons 7, and boards 7a secured thereto, and said seats are pivoted or hinged Vat their rear edge to the lower edge of the partition 5g. The irons 7 are provided with extensions 7, at the outer ends of which are secured one end of coiled springs 8, the other end of said spring being secured forwardly of said extensions 7C, and to the members 5e, as at 8a.

9 represents a vertical partition or guard extending the length of the car, suitably secured to the uprights 6, and extending downwardly from the said cross member 5e, to the lower end of said members 6. At the lower front edge of said partition 9 is hinged at 10, a foot board or running boarl 11, having the right angle bend 11jL along its rear edge. The following levers connect the seats with said running board 11. On

.the right-hand side or edge of the seat the side iron 7 is provided with a groove 7d, in which slides a lug 12, on the upper end of a vertical rod 12. Said rod extends down along the inner edge of the upright G, is pivoted at 12f to one end of a rocker arm 13, which in turn is centrally pivoted at 13a to a cross member 6, secured between the members 6. Pivoted at 14a, to the opposite end of said rocker arm 13, and extending downwardly therefrom, is a rod 14:, the lower end of which is enlarged as at 14h, and is provided with a transverse slot 14C, through which protrudes a lug 11b on the right angled bend 11?l of the running board 11.

The operation is as follows:-As shown in Fig. 1, the contraction of the spring 8 pulls the seat upwardly and the foot board is folded up out of way. Vthen the seat is in operative position, as shown in Fig. 2, it is held down against the tension of saidy spring 8 by the weight of the occupant thus pushing the rod 12 down, rocking the arm 13 and thereby pulling up the rod 1li, which will cause the lug l1b to slide in the slot 14C, and rotate the foot board ll on its pivotal,

point 10, and as soon as the occupant leaves the seat, the contraction of the spring 8 thus released, will reverse the movement of I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a street car, in :combination with fa series of xed seats, auxiliary seats :located below 'said xed seats and facing outward, a foot 'board hinged on :said car below said auxiliary seats, .and means whereby the 'forcing dovvn of said auxiliary seats will efectu ate the moving` of said foot board `into operative position.

2. In a street car, in ycombination with a longitudinally disposed row fof malin seats, a row of auxiliary seats located below said first seats, .and facing out-ware, foot boards hinged to said car below `said :auxiliary seats, and means whereby said seats and foot boards will be moved to `inoperative position when the seats are unoccupied and to operative posit-ion when occupied.

3. In .a street car, in combination with a longitudinally disposed lrow Loie main seats, 30 a row of auxiliary seats .located below said first' seats and facing outward, a foot board located one .below .each of said auxiliary seats and yhinged to said car, a vertical rod, at the upper end of which is a lug adapted to slide in a groove in the side of each auxil- 35 iary seat respectively, a rocker arm eentrally pivoted to the frame of said car, one end of which is pivoted to the lower end of said vertical rod, a second vertical rod pivoted to the other end of 'said rocher arm 40 and ext-ending downwandly therefrom, the bottom of said lrast rod being enlarged and provided with :a horizontally disposed slot, a pin .permanently secured to the rear :and upwardly extending @edge of ysaid foot board 45 :and aciapted .to slide inlast said horizontally disposed slot, and a spring, one end of which is secured to :an extension from the bottom rear edge of "earch of said .auxil-V iary :seats respectively, and the other end is 50 secured forwardly thereof and to @the lfl'rame of said ear.

ln testimony whereof l :affix my vsignature in the presence of 'two witnesses.

CHARLES PllllllRSE-N Titnesses t EUGENE BRAND, JAMES JOSEPH PLozrz.

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